Glenn’s career began at Derby Middle School, developing innovative strategies designed to help thirteen-year-olds enjoy American History. He then spent five years as an instructor in higher education and now travels across the country as an ESSDACK instructional consultant providing keynotes, professional learning opportunities, and curriculum development. He is the Past President tof the National Social Studies Leaders Association, serves on the Library of Congress TPS Advisory Board, is a co-author of The Social Studies FIELD Guide, and will happily admit to a completely normal, double-digit number of Gettysburg Battlefield visits.

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Executive Director, Kansas Historical Society

Patrick Zollner was named executive director of the Kansas Historical Society in March 2023. He had served as acting executive director from July to December 2022.

Zollner joined the Historical Society in February 2004 as an architectural historian working with the National Register of Historic Places and Review and Compliance programs. In 2006, he was named Cultural Resources division director and deputy state historic preservation officer.

From 1990 to 1998, Zollner worked for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (state historic preservation office) as an architectural historian and coordinator for the National Register program. He also served on the board of the Arkansas Historical Association (AHA) from 1995 to 2003, where he served a term as vice president. A native of Marmaduke, Arkansas, Zollner graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Arkansas in 1989.